Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol. 2020 Oct 30;27(3):164-171. doi: 10.4103/meajo.MEAJO_219_20. eCollection 2020 Jul-Sep.
The objective was to evaluate ophthalmologists' KAP toward the outbreak of the pandemic COVID-19 disease.
This cross-sectional study was conducted during the period of the global outbreak of COVID-19, between April 8 and April 18, 2020. A sample of 120 ophthalmologists was chosen by a stratified method. The online survey was used to obtain information about respondents' KAP toward COVID-19.
The study participants included 120 ophthalmologists and ophthalmologists under training out of the targeted 163 ophthalmologists who were invited to participate, giving a response rate of 73.6%. Ophthalmology residents represent 40.8%, whereas consultants represent 32.5% of them. Nearly 40.8% of the participants were aged between 31 and 40 years. Overall, the percentage of COVID-19 knowledge score ranged between 56% and 100% with a median (interquartile range [IQR]) of 80% (76%-88%). Overall, the percentage score of attitude toward COVID-19 ranged between 13.3% and 100% with a median (IQR) of 73.3% (46.7%-88.0%). Although the safety precaution attitude toward COVID-19 was highest among ophthalmologists aged over 50 years, the difference did not reach a statistical significance. Other studied factors were not significantly associated with the score of percentage of attitude toward COVID-19.
KAP among ophthalmologists in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia toward COVID-19 are optimal. However, health education campaigns are needed to reinforce the current KAP and improve the level of understanding of the risks and prevention measures that, in turn, improve the confidence of ophthalmologists to provide the right care to their patients and protect themselves as well.
评估眼科医生对 COVID-19 大流行爆发的知识、态度和实践（KAP）。
本横断面研究于 2020 年 4 月 8 日至 4 月 18 日在 COVID-19 全球大流行期间进行。采用分层方法抽取了 120 名眼科医生作为样本。使用在线调查获取了受访者对 COVID-19 的 KAP 信息。
研究参与者包括 120 名眼科医生和眼科医生培训生，他们是受邀参加的 163 名眼科医生中的一部分，应答率为 73.6%。眼科住院医师占 40.8%，顾问占 32.5%。近 40.8%的参与者年龄在 31 至 40 岁之间。总体而言，COVID-19 知识评分的百分比范围在 56%至 100%之间，中位数（四分位距 [IQR]）为 80%（76%-88%）。总体而言，对 COVID-19 的态度评分百分比范围在 13.3%至 100%之间，中位数（IQR）为 73.3%（46.7%-88.0%）。尽管对 COVID-19 的安全防范态度在 50 岁以上的眼科医生中最高，但差异无统计学意义。其他研究因素与对 COVID-19 的态度评分百分比无显著相关性。
沙特阿拉伯王国眼科医生对 COVID-19 的 KAP 是理想的。然而，需要开展健康教育运动，以加强当前的 KAP，并提高对风险和预防措施的理解水平，从而增强眼科医生为患者提供正确护理并保护自己的信心。
